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12 July, 2015 by admin 2 Comments

Brr, the chill has descended here in Sydney. Pie baking weather, heat the house by turning on the oven for an hour. Win/win!

Apple, rhubarb and strawberry pie

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Rustic Apple, rhubarb and strawberry pie
Auth: Lorena
Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: Rustic
Prep time:  20 mins
Cook time:  1 hour 10 mins
Total time:  1 hour 30 mins
Serves: 8
 
An easy pastry recipe that can be adapted for savoury tarts and pies. It has a lovely soft crumb, like fine shortbread. I make it in the food processor but you can rub in the cold butter with your fingers quickly.
Ingredients
  • PASTRY
  • 200 grams plain flour
  • 125 grams unsalted butter
  • 2 tablespoons icing sugar mixture
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2-3 tablespoons cold water
  • FILLING
  • 3 medium size apples, peeled, cored and sliced
  • ½ lemon, juice and zest
  • 1 bunch rhubarb, washed, trimmed and cut into 5cm lengths
  • ½ punnet strawberries, rinsed, hulled and cut in half
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
  • ½ cup regular sugar
  • 1 teaspoon plain flour
  • ⅓ cup slivered almonds (optional)
  • ⅓ cup caster sugar for sprinkling
  • icing sugar to garnish
  • cream, custard or ice cream to serve
Instructions
  1. To make the pastry:
  2. Place flour, icing sugar and butter into the bowl of a food processor.
  3. Pulse until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
  4. Add the egg yolk and a couple of tablespoons of water.
  5. Pulse quickly and then turn out onto a lightly floured bench.
  6. Press the mixture into a ball, it should form a firm dough and stick together. If not, you may need a little more water, not more than a tablespoon at a time or it can get sticky and unmanageable.
  7. Press dough into a flat disc, wrap and refrigerate whilst you prepare your filling.
  8. The recipe work best if you can chill this for ½ hour or more so I often make this ahead of time.
  9. Apple, rhubarb and strawberry filling:
  10. Place rhubarb, apple slices,lemon juice and zest into a saucepan. Cook gently for 5 minutes.
  11. Add ½ cup sugar and vanilla and heat till sugar dissolves.
  12. Set aside to cool.
  13. Roll out your pastry:
  14. Using a rolling pin, roll out the pastry into a loose circle till it's about 35cm across.
  15. Butter a 20cm glass or metal pie dish and drape pastry into the dish, letting the excess pastry hang over the edges. Place it on to a metal oven tray and chill for 15 minutes to allow the pastry to relax again. (It is stressful work being rolled flat you know!)
  16. Heat the oven to 190C whilst you assemble the pie.
  17. Fill the pie crust with the cooked apple and rubharb mix, sprinkle with teaspoon of plain flour.
  18. Place cut strawberries on top.
  19. Sprinkle with slivered almonds.
  20. Bring edges of pastry up and over the pie in soft folds.
  21. Sprinkle the top of the pie with the extra caster sugar.
  22. Place pie with the oven tray underneath in the oven (to catch any drips) and bake for 20 minutes when it should be golden. Cover the top of the pie loosely with foil to prevent scorching and to cook the bottom evenly. Cook a further 20 minutes and remove the foil, if the pie needs a little more cooking and browning leave it in there a little longer. My pies took an hour to cook nicely, could be the size of my oven or the position of the rack, every oven is different!
  23. Serve warm, dusted with a little icing sugar and some cream, ice cream or custard for the ultimate indulgence. Enjoy!
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Social media gives artists the ability to access ideas, opportunities and peers in a direct and immediate way - leading to connections and collaborations that would not have been possible in the past.

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📏 83” x 84”
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Had a fab first day teaching my #kawandiworkshop @ Had a fab first day teaching my #kawandiworkshop @gjsdiscountfabrics. It was so lovely to meet everyone and I’m looking forward to doing it all again tomorrow… 

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I’ve never been much of an improv quilter, I lik I’ve never been much of an improv quilter, I like to know where something is headed before I start cutting my fabric. I prefer to have a plan… 

With #megaqstcourthousesteps the plan was to use every little bit of fabric in two jelly rolls. Which meant I had to get creative. 

Distributing all the colours of the Speckled fabrics throughout the quilt top created interesting patches, blurring the edges of each log cabin block. 

This was a meditative and interesting challenge. Like a jigsaw puzzle. Or a game of Tetris. 

🔖 Just Like Tetris, 2020

Made with Speckled Jelly Rolls by @rashida_coleman_hale from @rubystarsociety 

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{PDF pattern available ~ link in bio}
Download both the 10” and 20” versions for AU$17. Detailed instructions with lots of diagrams. Suitable for a confident beginner. 

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Tiny scrap bins make tiny scraps. It’s a race to Tiny scrap bins make tiny scraps. It’s a race to see if I can keep up with them. But for now it’s back to packing kits for workshops on Friday & Saturday!

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I still haven’t decided if I want to make homogenous slabs or toss them all together at the end. 

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And I found another bucket full of 1.5” squares last night. Oh dear, just when you think you are winning #thewaronwaste 🫣

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* LAST CHANCE * Tomorrow is the last day to book * LAST CHANCE *

Tomorrow is the last day to book into my #melbourne Kawandi workshops THIS Friday and Saturday @gjsdiscountfabrics!

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I’m busy making up kits for everyone. These take a significant amount of time and effort so I want to be organised so I’m packed and ready to go by Thursday.

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There are 4 spots available for Friday 3rd Feb and just 2 spots on Saturday 4th Feb. Don’t miss out on this fun workshop, you don’t need to prepare anything or cut any fabric before class. I put all the right equipment and fabrics together for you so you can just relax and learn this addictive scrap busting technique. Just bring lunch, a thimble and small pair of scissors with you!

Can’t wait to see you all, I’ll be in Melb for a week. Can you recommend anything I shouldn’t miss whilst there? I’m always keen to visit new restaurants, cafes and art exhibitions.

GJ’s Discount Fabric
31 Steane St
Fairfield VIC 3078

10am - 3pm
Cost: $120
Inc kit, refreshments and yummy treats!

Bookings are via my online shop. Link in bio. Let me know if you’d like me to message you the direct link or if you have questions/ issues 💞

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💙 ᗷᒪᑌE ᗰOᑎᗪᗩY 💙
 
In case you’re wondering what a bunch of 1.5” scraps might be good for…

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Whenever I have the urge to start a new quilt, I r Whenever I have the urge to start a new quilt, I really should scroll through my photos and remember the ones that are waiting for me to get back to them. I got so sidetracked by face mask making, so many projects half done. 

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Eventually, most of them do get there… the #sakurabreeze variation on the right is done. Yay!

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Now I need to find time to work on the two on the left. Tiny machine pieced triangles inspired by a quilt I saw at the Tokyo Quilt Show in 2019 and English Paper pieced #honeycombstuds that were supposed to be my travelling project in 2020… I only managed a little sewing when I was in Austin for QuiltCon, thinking I had all these fun trips planned ahead. Ha!

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Leaders and enders, the 1.5” gifts from cutting Leaders and enders, the 1.5” gifts from cutting boxed corners on those cute little thread bins. This year I’m going to attempt to deal with them before the bucket overflows. 

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Last year I thought making a cropped jacket would use them all up. Ha! Maybe I’ll have enough to make a full length coat this year?

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Little thread bins for my #kawandiworkshop kits. I Little thread bins for my #kawandiworkshop kits. I love making these for students, a little collapsible pouch that helps keep things tidy whilst we stitch.

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Sunday’s workshop @fabricgarden is sold out but I think there’s one spot left @usefulbox in Marrickville for Saturday. If you’d like to bring a friend, let me know, we can probably fit one more in this class. Otherwise, the next workshop in Sydney is on 4 March. 

{Find all the dates and booking info through the link on my profile}

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This is currently my favourite quilt to put in our guest room over summer. Alas, it won’t be here for you @poppyprint as it’s gone to hang at #QuiltCon (squee!) you’ll just have to come back some other time. How’s the packing going? Can’t wait to see you in Melbourne soon ☺️

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When you take away colour, all that’s left is te When you take away colour, all that’s left is texture. Lots and lots of texture! This is the most minimalist quilt I’ve ever made. 

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Milky Opals (2020)
83” x 84”
✍️ Opal Essence pattern and templates available in my online shop
🪡 Needle turn appliqué, machine pieced
✂️ Made with a variety of linen, lace and white on white quilting cottons 
〰️ Quilted by @twocatsquilts 

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And you’ll learn so much along the way, an appreciation of the craftsmanship and skills required to make a quilt. And then you can cut it up, sew it into a coat and tell everyone “thanks, I made it”

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I teach regular beginner quilter classes using 12” blocks. By using simple techniques you can make a modern or traditional looking design. 12” blocks build skills and grow quickly to make your own quilt. Or coat. 

Make 2023 the year you learn how to make a quilt. Quilt classes are a great way to meet new friends. And there’s always cake!

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Classes start in February!
11 Feb @60stitches_ , Warriewood
12 Feb @usefulbox, Marrickville 
18 Feb @mysewingsupplies, Sylvania 
22 Feb @usefulbox 

(Book online via link in my profile)

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There are two lots of quilt coat workshops planned so far for 2023. And I will schedule some new dates for Melbourne soon to give folks a chance to get their patchwork & quilting done in time. 

✂️ 

That’s right, you can cut up a an old quilt, make a new quilt or quilt smaller panels to fit your pattern pieces. Anything goes. This particular quilt coat was made from my 18 year old unfinished #DearJane blocks. Flip through my photos to see more process shots. I’m so happy with the result and that this one WIP is off the list! 

🧵 

So start sorting out those orphan blocks, maybe you’ve got a half finished quilt you’ve fallen out of love with, could it be turned into a coat? 

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24 June & 1 July @usefulbox 

Contact them directly to book your spot in these workshops. Happy to answer your questions in the meantime! 

🏷️ 
Nothing Is Sacred (2022)
The Before Times Exhibition
Wangaratta Art Gallery

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Have you made a #kawandi quilt yet? It’s the mos Have you made a #kawandi quilt yet? It’s the most addictive stitching technique. Possibly because it’s stress free, meditative and portable. But it’s also a fun way to deal with your fabric scraps. If you’re a quilter or dressmaker without fabric scraps, I want to know your secret!

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The other brilliant detail about stitching kawandi is that when you place your last patch, your quilt is finished! That’s right, no quilting or binding required. Kawandi are stitched from the outside in. Genius. 

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I like to make slabs of kawandi to turn into other items: cushions, zipper pouches and bags. But I’m currently working on a Queen size quilt that’s using up sooooo many fabric scraps that I’m getting excited about that empty scrap bin!

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I’ve got a number of #kawandiworkdshops scheduled soon. Maybe you’d like to come along and learn this technique? Kits are provided so you can relax and not worry about having the right stuff and using your precious scraps. Maybe you’ve never seen a stitch before. This is perfect for you too 😘

28 January @usefulbox in #marrickville
29 January @fabricgarden (SOLD OUT)
3 & 4 Feb @gjsdiscountfabrics #melbourne 
4 March @usefulbox, Marrickville 

(booking details in the link in my profile) 

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Whilst I work with these huge 2” hexies I’m re Whilst I work with these huge 2” hexies I’m reminded of these tiny diamonds I fussy cut for #confetticirclesquilt. Same principle, bigger scale!

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Today I’m laundering quilts in anticipation of a Today I’m laundering quilts in anticipation of a special visitor staying next month. She may find it too hot for a quilt but damn it there will be quilts 😂 So excited!

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📏 91” x 94” 
✍️ @quiltsinthebarn 
➿ @goneaussiequilting
✂️ Sevenberry yarn dye, various plain solids and Liberty of London lawns. 

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Playing with the leftover scraps from a recent qui Playing with the leftover scraps from a recent quilt finish. Interesting shapes can be created from fussy cutting these elongated diamonds. 

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Not quite sure where this is headed but it shouldn’t take as long as my 1” hexie quilt! 

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Now if I could just find those 2” diamond templates I bought just before the holidays. Still lots of sorting to be done in my sewing studio 🫣

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